Mildred Wicke Hinkle, 99, of Solomons passed away on January 21, 2012.

Our beloved Mother, Mother-in-Law, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt, Great Aunt, and Friend died peacefully in her sleep in the comfort of the Hospice House in Prince Frederick, Md.  We are deeply grateful for her life and how she touched us all with her indomitable spirit. Her many loved ones who left this life many years ago greeted her with joy, especially her parents Henry and Greta Wicke and her sisters, Irma, Dorothy and Margaret.

She was born and raised in New York City on January 19, 1913; and then went on to earn a Bachelors and Master's Degree at Syracuse University. She married early but the marriage ended within a year with the tragic death of her first husband, Walter Snow. She went into teaching High School Latin, touching and encouraging many students. She then met and married her second husband, Edward Harbison Hinkle of San Diego Ca., and began her journey of many years living and traveling throughout the world. 

In 1971 when her husband retired, they lived for many years very happily in San Diego and at his death in 1997 she moved to Asbury Solomons Island Retirement Community in Solomons, Md.  She wondered at the beauty of the world; she lived life fully and intensely; she met every challenge with determination and strong will forces; she combined a strong sense of self with an incredible flexibility in thought and action; she loved deeply and faithfully; and she was determined to enjoy every minute of every day.

She was a mother, a teacher, a mentor, a leader, a friend, an enabler, and someone to dance and cry and laugh with. 

Her daughters, Dorothy Hinkle Uhlig and Patricia (Patty) Hinkle Mehosky, and many friends and family are missing her greatly but they know she is ready now to start her new life with the energy and determination she carries in her soul. We are all grateful to the loving care Debbie Garner and Patty gave her in her last years.   

A memorial service will be held at Asbury Solomons Island Retirement Community at a later date. 

Contributions can be made if desired to the Burnett Calvert Hospice House, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Arrangements by the Rausch Funeral Home, Port Republic, MD 20676.